How can I play .AA DRM protected audiobooks from Audible in Linux

[any ANONYMOUS forum user]

I can't play DRM-protected .AA audiobooks from Audible on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala as well as on Fedora 12 without emulation software. This reflects badly on Audible.

Yes, I know all about virtualbox, HYPER-V, XEN, VMWare, dual-booting, Wine, and Moonlight. What I want is to be able to take full advantage of my paid subscriptions without having to buy licenses do any special configuration, or spend money on equipment or licenses.

I've contacted Audible to politely complain, and they politely replied that they are working on the problem. Perhaps some more calls from the Linux community could help speed up the process.
Thank you.